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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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